80th World Health Assembly Opens in Geneva; PABS Annex Due

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  WHO SAGE Immunization Experts Meet in Geneva (March 2027)

  World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1202 Geneva, SwitzerlandWorld Health Organization

  

  03/15/2027 - 03/18/2027SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 165 daysWHO's^[1][2][3][4] event page says the meeting "will be held from Monday to Thursday, March 15-18, 2027" at WHO HQ in hybrid format.

  WHO's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization meets on 15-18 March 2027 at WHO headquarters in hybrid format, by invitation only.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  WHO SAGE Immunization Experts Meet in Geneva (October 2026)

  World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1202 Geneva, SwitzerlandWorld Health Organization

  

  10/05/2026 - 10/08/2026SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 4 daysWHO's^[1][2][3][4] event page says the meeting "will be held from 5 - 8 October 2026" at WHO HQ and that "materials ... such as a draft agenda ... will be made available nearer the time".

  WHO's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization holds its autumn meeting on 5-8 October 2026 at WHO headquarters in hybrid format, by invitation only; the agenda is to be published nearer the time.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  CPHIA 2026 Public Health in Africa Conference Opens in Addis Ababa

  Addis Ababa, EthiopiaAfrica CDC

  

  11/23/2026 - 11/27/2026SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 53 daysAfrica CDC's^[1][2][3] event page gives "23-27 November 2026" in Addis Ababa, co-hosted with the Government of Ethiopia.

  Africa CDC and Ethiopia host the 5th International Conference on Public Health in Africa, 23-27 November 2026, under the theme of health security and sovereignty as the Bundibugyo Ebola emergency continues.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  Gavi Board Meets December 9-10, 2026 on Vaccine Programmes

  Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, Chemin du Pommier 40, 1218 Le Grand-Saconnex, Geneva, SwitzerlandGavi, the Vaccine Alliance

  

  12/09/2026 - 12/10/2026SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 69 daysGavi's^[1][2][3][4] governance calendar lists 2026 board meetings as "25-26 March", "1-2 July" and "9-10 December"; the meeting location is not stated on the page.

  The board of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, holds its December 2026 meeting on 9-10 December, the governing body that oversees vaccine programmes for measles, malaria, cholera and other diseases in lower-income countries.

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• Geopolitics09/24/2026@PoliticsDesk

  UN General Assembly Holds Its 81st General Debate

  United Nations Headquarters, 405, FDR Drive, United Nations, Manhattan Community Board 6, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10017, United StatesUnited Nations

  

  09/22/2026 - 09/28/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better9 days agoStated as firm, per un.org^[1]'s High-level Meetings of the 81st Session page: "General debate : from 22 September to 26 September, and on 28 September 2026"; the UN's own coverage (GA/12785) records it opening on 22 September.

  World leaders address the UN General Assembly Hall in New York from 22 to 28 September 2026, as Assembly President Khalilur Rahman of Bangladesh opens the 81st session's debate and António Guterres gives his final address as Secretary-General.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  Cambodia Confirms Sixth Human H5N1 Case of 2026

  Oddar Meanchey Province, CambodiaMinistry of Health (Cambodia)

  

  Starts 09/28/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins79% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 79%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better3 days agoCambodianess^[1]: "The Health Ministry on Sept. 28 reported that the patient was tested on Sept. 27"; the case is "the sixth human case reported in Cambodia in 2026".

  Cambodia's Health Ministry reported on 28 September that a 49-year-old man in Oddar Meanchey province tested positive for H5N1, the country's sixth human case this year. He had direct contact with sick and dead chickens that the National Animal Health and Production Research Institute confirmed positive on 23 September, and he is isolated in hospital.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  Ebola Bundibugyo Emergency Committee Due to Meet a Third Time

  World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva, SwitzerlandWorld Health Organization

  

  Starts 11/18/2026ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins70% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 70%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 48 daysNo date is announced: the committee met for the first time on 22 May and again on "18 August 2026" ("met for the second time to reassess the situation"), and WHO's^{[1][2][3][4][5]} IHR Q&A says Emergency Committees "are reconvened at least every three months", so mid-November is estimated.

  WHO's IHR Emergency Committee on the Bundibugyo Ebola epidemic is due to reconvene, roughly three months after its 18 August meeting, to say whether the emergency still stands. WHO counts 7,890 confirmed cases and 3,799 deaths in the DRC as of 23 September 2026.

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• Health09/21/2026@HealthDesk

  WHO Declares the West Africa Ebola Outbreak an Emergency

  World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva, SwitzerlandWorld Health Organization

  

  Starts 08/08/2014CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better12.1 years agoThe WHO^[2] declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on 8 August 2014, following the emergency committee's meeting of 6-7 August.

  Eight months after the first cases in Guinea, the WHO declared the Ebola epidemic in West Africa a public health emergency of international concern. It became the largest Ebola outbreak in history: more than 28,000 cases and 11,000 deaths across Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.

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• Science09/20/2026@ScienceDesk

  The Nobel Assembly Names the 2026 Medicine Laureates

  Wallenbergsalen, Nobel Forum, Nobels väg 1, Solna, SwedenKarolinska Institute

  

  Starts 10/05/2026 9:30AMSCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 4 daysThe Nobel Foundation's press release sets it for "Monday, 5 October, 11:30 CEST at the earliest", so the hour can slip later in the day.^[1]

  The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet announces the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine from Wallenbergsalen in the Nobel Forum, opening Nobel week. The announcement is broadcast live and the laureates are usually telephoned only minutes beforehand.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  Polio Emergency Committee Due for Its 46th Review

  World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva, SwitzerlandWorld Health Organization

  

  Starts 11/21/2026ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins69% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 69%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 51 daysWHO^[1][2][3][4] gives no 46th meeting date; the 45th statement "extended the Temporary Recommendations ... effective, 21 August 2026" and recommended "extending the Temporary Recommendations for a further three months", which puts the next review near 21 November.

  WHO extended the polio Temporary Recommendations for a further three months from 21 August 2026, so the IHR Emergency Committee is expected to review whether polio remains a public health emergency around late November. Wild poliovirus type 1 stays confined to Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  CDC ACIP Vaccine Advisory Committee Meets October 21-23, 2026

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, Georgia, 30329, United StatesCenters for Disease Control and Prevention

  

  10/21/2026 - 10/23/2026SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 20 daysCDC's^[1] ACIP page lists "October 21-23" 2026 as Scheduled, while noting the March and June 2026 meetings were "cancelled" "Due to ongoing litigation", so the date could still change.

  The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is scheduled to meet on 21-23 October 2026 after its March and June 2026 meetings were cancelled amid litigation; meetings are open to the public by live webcast.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  NYC Declares Upper East Side Legionnaires' Outbreak Over

  Upper East Side, Manhattan, New York, USANYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

  

  Starts 07/31/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins78% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 78%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better62 days agoNYC^[1][5] Health press release dated 31 July 2026 declaring the cluster's exposure ended; counts (92 cases, 7 deaths) are as stated that day.

  On 31 July 2026 NYC's Health Department declared the Upper East Side Legionnaires' cluster over, with 92 confirmed cases, 79 hospitalizations and 7 deaths, after 83 buildings cleaned their cooling towers.

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